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be put in dry lot or on best available pasture after weaning is complete. Feed a ration similar to the creep ration above in both situations and add good .quality hay if calves are in drjr tot.
6. Feed Supplements to Cows—At present hay prices and given the need for hay next winter, grain is a better option than hay if cows must be supplemented now. Two pounds of corn or other grain is equal to three pounds of hay. Cows can be fed two to five pounds of whole shelled corn per day on the sod. Utilization will be 80 per cent of ground corn and the expense and trouble of grinding and providing troughs can be avoided. Salt can be used to limit intake to reduce labor of hand-feeding. Barley and wheat can be substituted for up to one-half the corn in grain supplements.
7. Use Broiler Litter—In areas where broiler litter is available, it can be an economical feed for brood cows, stockers and slaughter cattle. Cows will readily consume a mixture of 80 per cent broiler litter and 20 per cent ground corn. The mixture will contain in excess of 50 per cent TDN on an “as fed basis”. Litter should be stocked in piles for one to two weeks after removal from the houses allowing it to go through a “heat”. Young cattle will do well on a mixture of 50 per cent broiler
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